The most recent WWE Tough Enough winner has landed himself in some hot water with a since-deleted tweet that mocked the new quartet Social Outcasts. Josh Bredl's rash decision resulted in immediate criticism from WWE superstars, and not just the four group members. The tweet in question read, "Yup.. I like it.. #SocialJobbers" and was later deleted, but Josh -- who wrestles as Bronson Matthews -- was verbally taken to the woodshed by WWE wrestlers such as Curtis Axel, Heath Slater, Adam Rose, Stardust and Kevin Owens. While the three Social Outcast members mocked and made light of the situation, Stardust and Owens lashed out at the rookie, with Stardust tweeting, "Enjoy dressing in the hall d**k. Not blocked. Banned." Owens blocked Matthews, tweeting "Look at the veteran here with the big fancy insider terms!" https://twitter.com/RealCurtisAxel/status/689488734081843200 https://twitter.com/HeathSlaterOMRB/status/689498459414507520 https://twitter.com/HeathSlaterOMRB/status/689506007165186048 It doesn't help that when Bredl won the male contract for Tough Enough last year, he also earned a $250,000 contract, a six-figure prize that is several times larger than what most NXT developmental wrestlers are paid. Considering that Bredl hasn't even made his television debut as Bronson Matthews yet, insulting established veterans -- even if he intended to be funny -- is only going to hurt his chances of succeeding. This might not result in Josh getting axed, but he certainly created a big hole to dig out of now. Perhaps this could be the focus of the second season of "Breaking Ground" on the WWE Network.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
